KeystoneJS
CMS and web application platform.
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Still maintained? Yes: 61 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 2026-10-27 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Content Management Systems (CMS): Squarespace alternatives, Webflow alternatives.
At a glance
KeystoneJS quick facts
- Health score
- 86/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 9,985
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 2026-10-27, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Keystone helps you build faster and scale further than any other CMS or App Framework. Describe your schema, and get a powerful GraphQL API & beautiful Management UI for your content and data."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
KeystoneJS scores 86/100, #12 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 61 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (2026-10-27, 3 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 9,985 stars add 16.0 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
61 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
2026-10-27 released 3 days ago
- Stars 16.0 / 20
10k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 61
- Last 90 days
- 245
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #12 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Wagtail (#11) and october (#13) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | 2026-10-27 · 3 days ago |
| Stars | 9,985 |
| Open issues | 91 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | keystonejs/keystone ↗ |
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KeystoneJS: common questions
Is KeystoneJS still maintained?
KeystoneJS had 61 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 2026-10-27, is from 3 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.